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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Rising consumer demand in China itself has also led its own manufacturers to favour selling domestically. By now, many would know that China is expanding aggressively to West Asian and North African countries like Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Libya and Egypt. Traditionally, Asian coastal cities have ruled shipping trade.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Tapping into global markets – There are talented people in the world who can’t earn a “global market rate” for their services but when you open them up to global demand – boom! An obvious example of this is oDesk.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. They thought we should be able to demand payment. They forgot about demand and supply. Supply doesn’t automatically equal demand – especially financial demand. Brands can’t be a-political, they need to stand for something.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. The problem is they don’t know how to be innovative in peacetime when innovation succumbs to the daily demands of execution.

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Crushing It With Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Best Metrics, Reports

Occam's Razor

If I can infer that you want a Nexus 9 or are looking for an article on Libya or want to learn what a Roth IRA is, why do I care how old you are or if want to school? Why do we need to know how old they are or if they are republican or female? If I can discern intent why do I need demo/psycho data? But, vice-a-versa is not true.

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